Philistines

1. In the Old Testament , enemies of the Israelites in their settlement in the Promised Land . ( See David and Samson .)

Notes

A “philistine” has come to mean a person who is ignorant and uncultured.

Example Sentences

One result of auteurism is books like this, which cast directors as larger-than-life characters making extraordinary art despite all the philistines around them.

From Los Angeles Times

And a good thing too, since in Paul’s own estimation, Barton boys are, with rare exception, a hopeless bunch of “philistines,” “reprobates,” “troglodytes,” “degenerates,” “hormonal vulgarians,” “fetid layabouts” and “snarling Visigoths.”

From Los Angeles Times

How relevant is all this wonder to our daily lives, philistines might ask, beyond the noble mission of dazzling us with the splendor of ourselves and our wild neighbors?

From Washington Post

Sir Elton John has described the government as "philistines", and accused them of failing to understand the implications of Brexit on music.

From BBC

Not artists and creators, who have to deal with new cadres of cocksure philistines running the content side of things by reading from the bottom line up.

From Los Angeles Times